超新星
Chinese
to exceed; overtake; surpass; transcend; ultra-; super-; to pass; to cross | nova; rising star; new star | ||
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simp. and trad. (超新星) | 超 | 新星 |
Pronunciation
Noun
超新星
- supernova
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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超 | 新 | 星 |
ちょう Grade: S | しん Grade: 2 | せい Grade: 2 |
kan’on |
Etymology
From 超 (chō-, “super-”) + 新星 (shinsei, “nova”)
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) ちょーしんせー [chòóshíꜜǹsèè] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːɕĩɰ̃se̞ː]
Noun
超新星 (hiragana ちょうしんせい, rōmaji chōshinsei, historical hiragana てうしんせい)
- (astronomy) a supernova